Composition and Framing

In class we looked at the car park scene from Get Carter to look at how the director has used composition and framing. Below is a link to the clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5eB5Gshe38

 In the first shot we can tell who the dominant character is due to his grey suit, distance from the other characters and the fact he is off centred in the rule of thirds. Another way the director has shown this character to be dominant is the use of lines within the shot. The composition here is clever as the window frames create lines of perspective, almost presenting the character.

Another shot where framing and lines have been used effectively is this one above. As you can see, the line created by the raised walkway shows a divide between the two characters, so the audience instantly knows that these characters don't get along. This divide is increased by the fact that the character on top is in broad daylight and the character, Carter, underneath is in a dark suit, lurking in the shadows portraying him as a cool, quiet, slick character.

 A final shot where the composition is used to portray a deeper meaning is this shot after the character has been frown off the building by Carter. The use of lots of angular, hard edges and sharp angles created by the framing and composition of the shot reflect Carters harsh personality.